Re: Re: The EDP and the Looperlative and me

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

Wow, thanks, Bro.
I just learned a butt load about my own LP-1 from that description.
I've gotten trouble a few times because my feedback had been changed mid
song.     The erase/feedback 100%    trick is worth it's weight in gold 
to me.
I can't believe I didn't figure it out,  but you always lead the way.

thanks,  Rick


On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, William Walker wrote:
>  I thought I would show you all a typical bank of my LP-1 presets. I 
> currently have 6 full banks of twelve preset switches each and two 
> expression pedals globally set to volume and feedback which can 
> control either all tracks, a single track or groups of tracks 
> depending on how i set it up. Eventually I may add a third expression 
> pedal to control track speed or panning but for now I don't really 
> need it. So below are my bank presets and some insight if needed, in 
> to why or how I use them.
>
>  Preset #1 sync record/overdub                   pretty self 
> explanatory....
>
>  Preset #2 replace + track speed             my go to preset when I 
> want to seamlessly change track pitch when replacing (either up or 
> down an octave) I also use this as standard replace in which I end the 
> command not with a second press of this switch but with my preset #1 
> sync record/ overdub switch.
>
> preset #3 play stop now   I use this more to arm a new track to be the 
> same length as the original track and then I use the replace function 
> to actually add new content. Again if you have recorded a first track 
> and you go to a new track and press play stop, it will arm that track 
> to the same length as the first track so when I do start to actually 
> record on that track, its length is pre determined by the first loop. 
> Does that make sense?
>
> preset #4 Quantize replace  this is a sus style command achieved by 
> doubling up to functions on one preset in this case quantize replace. 
> In order to achieve a sus style command one needs to duplicate the 
> function on a preset, so if you look at my first command its quantize 
> replace followed by another quantize replace. I assume this can be 
> achieved by duplicating other functions as well but I haven't delved 
> that deeply yet in to those options.
>
> Preset #5  half speed          I often times arm a track at half speed 
> before beginning a new loop
>
> Preset #6  Replace/half speed/ reverse   where did those weird violins 
> from hell come from??? this preset
>
> Preset #7 All tracks  this is the command I hit before ending a song 
> with a feedback reduction fade or a stop, I probably could just use 
> the front panel command but I like to keep my hands free for playing.
>
> Preset #8 Set as Master     I keep this handy because I sometimes like 
> to start with a long rubato melody before moving to shorter rhythm 
> based tracks. I'll record a long loop, move to a new track and hit the 
> set as master button. This is also cool to use for me because i have 
> different quantize values set for different tracks so if I want to use 
> a quantize value of 9 (to create a 9/8 beat) I start recording on 
> track three where I've placed that beat division.
>
> Preset #9  Multiply        in my case double,  no explanation needed??
>
> Preset #10 Erase/feedback 100%     whenever I erase a track or all 
> tracks I want to make sure that everything is back to 100% feedback, 
> as I'm constantly changing the feedback in real time with the pedal  
> and I don't want a new track fading away accidently because the last 
> time I was on the track I had changed the feedback
>
> Preset #11  track next
>
> preset  #12   previous track.
>
>
> I have other banks set up to achieve more complex ABC song forms , 
> which I can describe when I get my LP-1 in front of me because the 
> scripts are pretty long. one bank for some of the mellotron style 
> pitch shifting, one bank  dedicated to bounce functions,  one bank the 
> has multiple press functions like quantize replace/track speed/reverse 
> In which I have to double up all three of those commands to get a sus 
> style pedal action.
> example that preset would look something like this: quantize 
> replace-half speed-reverse-quantize replace-half speed- reverse
>  Other functions I use in no particular order on other banks are:  
> sync bounce, copy, except track,  q replace+ track speed, 1/4 speed,  
> and midi sync record overdub, if I'm tracking to an external clock, 
> and fast scramble. I haven't done much experimenting in a while to 
> discover new strategies but I think there is still a lot of 
> undiscovered territory left to explore.
>  Bill